
SAP S/4HANA Lead – Fashion & Vertical Business
Columbia Sportswear Company
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Aurora • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $126,000 - $210,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead the design, build, and implementation of prAna’s SAP S/4HANA platform tailored for fashion and vertical business—built entirely from the ground up.
- Own the end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementation: architecting solutions, defining master data models (article, fashion master), and driving MRP and segmentation logic.
- Design and configure SAP S/4HANA for Fashion/Vertical Business capabilities including seasonality management, variant configuration, aATP, and supply assignment (ARun).
- Lead integrations with external systems (e.g., eCommerce, CRM, third-party logistics), enabling multichannel order management, ATP, and contract management flows.
- Manage critical SAP business runs: order allocation, MRP for fashion, site master setup, and SAP FMS migration/transformation.
- Serve as the technical and functional lead—guiding internal teams and external partners while ensuring master data integrity, compliance, and scalability.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree, applicable certification or equivalent experience.
- Typically requires 8+ years of professional experience and mastery of relevant technical or business skills required to accomplish the job.
- 5+ years of designing Big Data systems and processes in a Cloud environment
- Expert in SQL and query optimization techniques
- 5+ years’ experience with programming languages
- 3+ years of Apache Spark with Python
- Experience in design and development of an Enterprise CI/CD process
- Expert in all technologies in the data platform (Data Factory, Databricks, Data Lake, Data Warehouse, and SQLDB).
- Coding proficiency in a modern programming or scripting language
- Azure stack experience preferred (Logic and Function apps)
- Knowledge of database systems (SQL)
- Experience in creating automation of repeatable tasks
- Strong understanding of data design concepts
- Demonstrated knowledge of SDLC and change management
- Demonstrated ability to create logical flow diagrams
- Excellent project and time management skills
- Ability to work and collaborate with cross functional teams, and manage partner expectations
- Ability to influence without direct authority
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
- Ability to evaluate processes and drive improvement
- Ability to foster new ideas and concepts and make decisions surrounding complex issues
- Functional understanding of data architecture concepts
- Intermediate understanding of privacy laws and regulations
- Exposure to wholesale and/or retail solutions preferred
- Experience with Data Catalogs, business glossaries, data governance, and metadata management preferred
- Experience defining and implementing Data Governance models based on industry best-practices preferred
- Travel: None
- Work Schedule: Standard Hours
Benefits
- Relocation assistance available for qualified candidates
- Opportunity to create positive change through clothing
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
SAP S/4HANASQLApache SparkPythonBig DataCI/CDData FactoryDatabricksData LakeData Warehouse
Soft skills
project managementtime managementcollaborationinfluence without authoritycommunicationprocess evaluationidea fosteringdecision makingdata design understandingchange management
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeapplicable certification